ManyMaps

Check out cool stories about graffiti artists, murdered princes and people from all over. You’ll find royalty, punks and sleuths, and some amazingly weird food.

• Heard about the abseilers who wash a clockface for a living?
• Would you want to eat jellied eels?
• How could anyone be lucky to be beheaded?
• Whatever does 'this is my trouble and strife' mean?

This book shows you a London your parents

Check out cool stories about hot dogs and snapping alligators, bulls in the stock exchange and sports on the street. You’ll find superheroes, famous battles, cops, cooks, and millions of rats.

• Which lady moved to New York from Paris in 350 pieces?
• Did Martians really invade New York in 1938?
• Which skyscraper was meant to double as an airship dock?
• Would you like to spend a night inside an elephant?

This book shows you a New York your parents probably don’t even know about.

Check out cool stories about stuffed animals, caves filled with bones and the deadly guillotine. You’ll find cyclists, junk collectors and musicians, and snails on the menu for dinner.

• Where can you pretend you’re at the beach in the middle of the city?
• Who smiles at 6 million people a year?
• Who had her own life-size village built just to play in?
• Which famous building was built inside out?

This book shows you a Paris your parents probably don’t even know about.

This is not a guidebook. And it is definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real, inside story about one of the world’s most famous cities – Rome.

• If you were a cat why would you want to live in Rome?
• Would you want to go to the bathroom with dozens of other people?
• Can you imagine eating a flamingo’s tongue for lunch?
• Why do they fire a cannon every day in Rome?

This book shows you a Rome your parents probably don’t even know about.

Lonely Planet decided to make a book about the world’s countries for children, not parents.

The world is a very big place, and in The Not-for-Parents Travel Book we’ve concentrated on the really
interesting bits to create a snapshot of what each country is like. (Warning to parents: these might not be the same “really interesting bits” that you like…where to buy coffee, how many stars the hotel has, what’s the phone number for the airport, blah, blah, blah.)

In this book are the epic events, amazing animals, hideous histories, funky foods, and crazy facts that make the world’s 200 countries so fascinating. Each country has a page to itself—so tiny Tuvalu gets as much space as superpower USA.

Toting kids on the road? Our crack team of parent-authors has assembled the motherlode of ideas and advice for kids and families of all ages - where to go, what to see, and how to answer at least some of those 'but why?'s.

• Fully revised and redesigned
• Health chapter written with a medical expert
• Tips on choosing the right kind of trip for your family
• Special advice for solo parents and parents with teenagers
• Travel games to while away long trips